Acapella: Kim Petras - Treat Me Like A Slut
Instrumental: P!nk - Slut Like You
Most transgender women, growing up AMAB (assigned male at birth) have conflicted relationships with their bodies. I'm no exception, despite my gender dysphoria being pretty low-grade compared to others. But over the course of my long transition from non-binary androgynous femboi to the trans MILF I am today, I have slowly learned how to love my body, as surgery and hormones (and social conditioning) have made me more comfortable in my own skin, as well as in my own sexuality.
In my previous relationship (with a certain "mysterious" Bootie Mashup co-founder) I was gaslighted to believe that the only people who would find me attractive as a trans girl would be creepy older men, and that's why I waited so long to medically transition. It took a healthy amount of de-programming to rid myself of that internalized transphobic thinking, and my harmonic romantic relationship with Jupiter Gatling has done wonders for my sexual self-worth and self-esteem. Now I recognize that I don't need to be ashamed of this body that I have, and not only should I be happy with it, I should revel in the sexual agency and body positivity that it gives me.
So when a Gen Z transgender singer like Kim Petras puts out a song called "Treat Me Like A Slut," it was like a clarion call of sexual empowerment. Mashing her up with P!nk's own millennial feminist anti-slut-shaming anthem "Slut Like You" wasn't just a lovely lyrical pairing (although it is). It's also a sexy call to arms for women to take ownership of their sexuality, and to not EVER be ashamed of what you are or the fact that you WANT to be a sexual creature -- cis or trans. Fuck slut shaming, and fuck transphobia.
Happy Pride Week, everyone! Remember, Pride started off as a riot!
